World War II Honoree
Civilian on the Home Front
Quin Shen Yu
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Honored By
The Yu Family
HE VOLUNTEERED IN 1940 TO SERVICE AND MAINTAIN TRUCKS IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER THROUGH THE LEND LEASE PROGRAM AND THE CHINESE INSTITUTE OF AMERICA WITH TRAINING AT GM, FORD AND CHRYSLER INSTITUTES. HE WAS A CHINA TRANSIT CORPORATION STATION MANAGER AT WANTING, CHINA AND WORKED AT MAINTENANCE STATIONS IN DUSAN, CHINA AND LASHIO, BURMA, ALL ALONG THE BURMA ROAD. HE ALSO HELPED BUILD AND START UP A BESSEMER CONVERTER TO PRODUCE STEEL IN CHUNGKING, CHINA.